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"In my case, I was told that posting pictures in a bikini is what w***** do. Hmm.. so now a single picture can determine a woman’s worth?

"I think it actually exposes a man’s insecurity."

In another snap she wrote: "I am reposting - another- picture of mine that my ex thought he had the right to delete without my consent. I just noticed that this picture was “missing” from my feed and I felt nauseous and sad at the same time."

Gentz's story was shared across the globe last year after she shared photos of herself with horrific facial injuries that she said she had suffered at the hands of Bretz on September 23, 2018.

Her brave post led Bretz's wealthy family to threaten to sue the college student.

The case against him is still pending and his lawyers maintain he is innocent.

But Gentz has continued to post about the incident and in a post last week she said: "When a person is abused, she will never be the same."

In an earlier post on December 3, she wrote: "Sometimes I spend the day feeling calm and laughing, but there are others days in which I spend every second crying.

"Right now, for example, I’m not feeling the best. It’s common to see victims of domestic violence develop PTSD, and this has made my mood more than vulnerable to fluctuations,' she wrote in a candid post on December 3.

Gentz revealed that she has difficulty hanging out with her friends after the attack (Image: Instagram)

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"I’ve been susceptible to obscure and sad thoughts... things that were not a part of me before.

"If I could change a single day of my life, I’d delete the day I met the person who hurt me. If you need a friend, I’ll do what I can to help. I will overcome my traumas overtime, but I wanted to share the reality with you all."

"I won’t hide the marks of my story because NO woman should feel ashamed [or] feel blamed for being a victim of domestic violence,' she captioned her picture."

Gentz revealed that she still suffers from fear following the attack and has difficulty hanging out with her friends.

She then urged her followers to seek healthy relationships with partners who will respect them.

She wrote: "Don't stay with a guy just for the money and lifestyle. If you don't look after your health and you're abused, it's not worth it.

"Women should strive for real love, not money."

According to a law enforcement document, in the incident on September 23 Gentz pushed her partner when he became verbally abusive (Image: Instagram)

Bretz is the son of one of the richest families in Brazil who run a grocery store chain and he is a Motocross competitor in Brazil.

He has made headlines in the Brazilian Motocross Championship circuit since he was 15.

According to a law enforcement document, in the incident on September 23 Gentz pushed her partner when he became verbally abusive.

Then she claims Bretz got violent back, eventually leading to his arrest.

Bretz has pleaded not guilty to charges of domestic battery by strangulation and tampering with a witness.

Both Bretz and Gentz are from Belo Horizonte, a Brazilian city in the state of Minas Gerais.

Gentz said the bathroom door was broken open in the attack

The couple dated for three months before Bretz’s arrest at his apartment.

In a report, police wrote that he became "argumentative and jealous" after taking medication and drinking about four beers and three-fourths of a bottle of wine.

The fight started about 4.11am, the report said.

Gentz told police that Bretz took her cell phone and "bothered" her to the point she pushed and attempted to punch him.

He threw her to the floor, kicked her in the face and began to strangle her with his legs, the report said.

Bretz punched Gentz repeatedly in the face and pulled out chunks of her hair, she told police.

The photos of her injures went viral

He tossed her around the room by her hair and struck her in the face with a bottle, leaving a long cut across her forehead, the report said.

Gentz managed to free herself and ran to the apartment’s bathroom.

She attempted to call 911, but her boyfriend kicked in the door and trapped her inside the room, she reported.

Eventually, Gentz managed to escape the apartment and ran to the building’s lobby, where the doorman called 911 for an ambulance to take her to a nearby hospital.

Gentz quickly took to social media after her boyfriend’s arrest, sharing photos of her severely bruised face and the bathroom door she said Bretz broke in two.

Bretz's family are suing Gentz following her claims

She also shared audio recordings she said she captured during the fight, in which a man is heard yelling the following in Portuguese: "You do not accept the man who has more dominance than you.

"You do not accept, you think you’re the man of the relationship. But you’re not, you’re a woman, you see, you have to accept that."

Bretz’s attorneys told People Magazine that her account was false because she showed "no sign of trauma to her neck' and that "[Bretz’s] hands have no signs consistent with striking someone multiple times."

They said he had "no history of ever committing violence against women" and said that Gentz was the first person to strike in their fight "sending him to a hospital."

They added: "The evidence in this case clearly dictates that Ms. Gentz was the aggressor."

The heir and his family intend to sue Gentz for libel, with the lawyer stating that she had harmed the "family’s outstanding reputation."